bio_text= Rick Jones was a rebellious youth, and one day he ran away from a state institution for troubled teens. He drove to an army test site, where experiments involving gamma bombs were being conducted. [[Hulk|Dr. Bruce Banner]], the designer of the gamma bombs, realized that Rick was on the testing field, and threw him to safety, absorbing the radiation himself. As a result of this, Banner transformed into the hulk. Jones remained with the Hulk for some time, becoming a close friend.

bio_text= Rick Jones was a rebellious youth, and one day he ran away from a state institution for troubled teens. He drove to an army test site, where experiments involving gamma bombs were being conducted. [[Hulk|Dr. Bruce Banner]], the designer of the gamma bombs, realized that Rick was on the testing field, and threw him to safety, absorbing the radiation himself. As a result of this, Banner transformed into the hulk. Jones remained with the Hulk for some time, becoming a close friend.

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Rick Jones was also revealed to be the monetary backer of the ex-superheroes team, the [[Loners]].

Rick Jones was also revealed to be the monetary backer of the ex-superheroes team, the [[Loners]].

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Jones has recently acquired powers causing him to transform into a massive creature calling itself A-Bomb. How this has occurred has yet to be revealed, but Rick has already tangled with the evil [[Red Hulk]] and helped the original Hulk - who somehow knew A-Bomb was Rick - temporarily stop his sinister twin. Rick also has some crucial information on who this Red Hulk is, but before he could say anything, [[Doc Samson]] stunned him with a blast from behind and carried him away.

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Jones has recently acquired powers causing him to transform into a massive creature calling itself A-Bomb. How this has occurred has yet to be revealed, but Rick has already tangled with the evil [[Red Hulk]] and helped the original Hulk - who somehow knew A-Bomb was Rick - temporarily stop his sinister twin. Rick also has some crucial information on who this Red Hulk is, but before he could say anything, [[Doc Samson]] stunned him with a blast from behind and carried him away. Rick was taken to secret [[A.I.M.]] facility, disguised as an abandoned [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] base, and placed into the hands of the sinister [[M.O.D.O.K.]]. It was soon revealed M.O.D.O.K. had used cell patterns stolen from Bruce Banner at the [[World War Hulk|end of his war with the heroes of Earth]] to create Rick's monstrous side known as A-Bomb. During a fight between Hulk and Red Hulk, the A.I.M. facility was destroyed and Rick helped a powerless Banner escape the explosion.

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A-Bomb stayed with Banner in the same shelter where they would cage Banner for the night when he first became the Hulk, and Rick had finally exerted control over the A-Bomb personality to the point where the monster possessed Rick's intelligence. [[Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)|Norman Osborn]] wanted to see if the claims about Banner no longer cursed with his gamma-powered alter ego were accurate, so he sent [[Ares]] to investigate. Ares attacked Banner, but it was A-Bomb to the rescue. Between A-Bomb's strength and Banner's intellect, Ares was defeated, and the two left him locked in the shelter. Rick and Bruce went their separate ways, and even though Rick is unable to transform back to his human state, he isn't unhappy about it, claiming he likes to be among Earth's heaviest hitters.

honorary member of the Avengers, financier of the Loners; former leader of Teen Brigade

Physical Attributes

Height5'9"

Weight165 lbs

EyesBrown

HairBrown

Powers

No superhuman powers; formerly possessed powers similar to the Hulk, causing him to transform into a gamma-powered behemoth of great strength and limited intellect.
As A-Bomb, Rick once again has superhuman strength and durability. His hide is similar to an armadillo's plated armor, and it makes A-Bomb bulletproof. He is also able to track both Hulk and Red Hulk by zeroing in on their gamma signature.

Rick Jones was a rebellious youth, and one day he ran away from a state institution for troubled teens. He drove to an army test site, where experiments involving gamma bombs were being conducted. Dr. Bruce Banner, the designer of the gamma bombs, realized that Rick was on the testing field, and threw him to safety, absorbing the radiation himself. As a result of this, Banner transformed into the hulk. Jones remained with the Hulk for some time, becoming a close friend.

Rick was instrumental in the creation of the Avengers, as after the evil Loki took control of the Hulk, Rick was the person who sent out the radio call to assemble the heroes there. He later went on to become Captain America's sidekick. However, after some time Rick started to resent being on the side-lines, however this was cured when he discovered a pair of alien bracelets that let him trade places with Captain Mar-vell, an imprisoned Kree warrior.

Jones was a key player in the Kree-Skrull War where the Supreme Intelligence released Jones' latent Destiny Force. Jones used the Destiny Force to conjure up heroes from Earth's past to battle Ronan the Accuser and his Kree army, as well as to bring about a halt of galactic hostilities between the two races.

After the death of Mar-vell, Jones returned to the side of the Hulk, and also briefly became an ally of the Galadorian spaceknight Rom. He later met and married Marlo Chandler, but not before he had an encounter with the Ecdysiast.

Rick was also a key player in the Destiny War, where Avengers from past, present and future were united to prevent the Time Keepers from destroying a significant number of timelines where humanity was deemed a threat to all existence. Jones' Destiny Force had led to a destructive, expansive human race in many timelines. Jones later sacrificed himself to prevent the destruction of all reality, but was saved when he merged with the son of Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell. This created a new Captain Marvel.

Rick Jones was also revealed to be the monetary backer of the ex-superheroes team, the Loners.

Jones has recently acquired powers causing him to transform into a massive creature calling itself A-Bomb. How this has occurred has yet to be revealed, but Rick has already tangled with the evil Red Hulk and helped the original Hulk - who somehow knew A-Bomb was Rick - temporarily stop his sinister twin. Rick also has some crucial information on who this Red Hulk is, but before he could say anything, Doc Samson stunned him with a blast from behind and carried him away. Rick was taken to secret A.I.M. facility, disguised as an abandoned S.H.I.E.L.D. base, and placed into the hands of the sinister M.O.D.O.K.. It was soon revealed M.O.D.O.K. had used cell patterns stolen from Bruce Banner at the end of his war with the heroes of Earth to create Rick's monstrous side known as A-Bomb. During a fight between Hulk and Red Hulk, the A.I.M. facility was destroyed and Rick helped a powerless Banner escape the explosion.

A-Bomb stayed with Banner in the same shelter where they would cage Banner for the night when he first became the Hulk, and Rick had finally exerted control over the A-Bomb personality to the point where the monster possessed Rick's intelligence. Norman Osborn wanted to see if the claims about Banner no longer cursed with his gamma-powered alter ego were accurate, so he sent Ares to investigate. Ares attacked Banner, but it was A-Bomb to the rescue. Between A-Bomb's strength and Banner's intellect, Ares was defeated, and the two left him locked in the shelter. Rick and Bruce went their separate ways, and even though Rick is unable to transform back to his human state, he isn't unhappy about it, claiming he likes to be among Earth's heaviest hitters.